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AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund releases Monthly Portfolio Update

 

NEW YORK, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of May 31, 2012.

 

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.



Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings 

Portfolio %

1) U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.125%, 2/15/42                     

3.67%

2) Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital           

0.97%

    SA  7.75%, 5/29/18


3) Republic of Brazil 12.50%, 1/05/22                      

0.94%

4) Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA 6.51%, 3/07/22             

0.93%

5) Ivory Coast Government International Bond            

0.83%

    2.45%, 12/31/32


6) Argentina Bonos 7.00%, 10/03/15                         

0.81%

7) Dominican Republic International Bond 8.625%,            

0.67%

    4/20/27


8) Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2006-IQ12,             

0.59%

    Class AM 5.37%, 12/15/43


9) El Salvador 7.65%, 6/15/35                               

0.54%

10) South Africa Government Bond Series R207 7.25%,        

0.53%

     1/15/20




Fixed Income Holdings by Security Type

Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grades


  Industrial


    Consumer Non-Cyclical                        

6.83%

    Capital Goods                                    

6.11%

    Energy                                    

5.15%

    Communications - Media                         

4.52%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                   

4.24%

    Technology                                    

3.81%

    Basic                                          

3.40%

    Communications - Telecommunications              

3.29%

    Services                                      

1.90%

    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                

1.74%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                 

1.55%

    Other Industrial                                 

1.36%

    Transportation - Services                      

0.82%

    Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment            

0.74%

    Transportation - Airlines                       

0.56%

    Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants               

0.27%

    Transportation - Railroads                  

0.03%

SUBTOTAL                                          

46.32%

Financial Institutions


    Banking                                          

1.18%

    Finance                                        

1.09%

    Other Finance                                 

0.73%

    Insurance                                       

0.57%

    Brokerage                                   

0.39%

    REITS                                          

0.16%

SUBTOTAL                                     

4.12%

Utility


    Electric                                        

1.84%

    Natural Gas                                  

1.02%

 SUBTOTAL                                   

2.86%

SUBTOTAL                                     

53.30%

Corporates - Investment Grades


  Financial Institutions


    Insurance                               

2.32%

    Banking                                       

1.77%

    Other Finance                              

0.47%

    REITS                                          

0.27%

    Finance                                      

0.18%

    Brokerage                               

0.10%

 SUBTOTAL                                    

5.11%

Industrial


    Basic                                     

1.47%

    Energy                                     

0.36%

    Other Industrial                           

0.28%

    Communications - Telecommunications            

0.19%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other              

0.17%

    Capital Goods                                 

0.11%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers           

0.09%

    Transportation - Airlines                    

0.08%

 SUBTOTAL                                          

2.75%

Non Corporate Sectors


    Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed              

1.82%

 SUBTOTAL                                      

1.82%

Utility


    Electric                                   

0.16%

  SUBTOTAL                                     

0.16%

SUBTOTAL                                           

9.84%

Governments - Treasuries


   Treasuries                                        

6.40%

SUBTOTAL                                                

6.40%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns                             

4.85%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities


    Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                         

2.93%

    Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS                     

1.13%

SUBTOTAL                                              

4.06%







Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds 
  Industrial


    Basic                                       

1.34%

    Communications - Media                         

0.54%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                      

0.49%

    Other Industrial                               

0.31%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                            

0.24%

    Transportation - Services                    

0.14%

    Communications - Telecommunications             

0.12%

    Energy                                          

0.10%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers              

0.07%

    Technology                                     

0.04%

 SUBTOTAL                                     

3.39%

Financial Institutions


    Other Finance                                 

0.15%

    Banking                                    

0.03%

 SUBTOTAL                                 

0.18%

Utility


    Electric                                     

0.03%

 SUBTOTAL                                         

0.03%

SUBTOTAL                                              

3.60%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations


    Non-Agency Floating Rate                         

2.09%

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate                              

1.16%

SUBTOTAL                                                

3.25%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries                  

2.91%

Bank Loans


    Industrial


      Technology                                

0.47%

      Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                

0.40%

      Communications - Media                          

0.28%

      Consumer Cyclical - Other                     

0.22%

      Other Industrial                              

0.21%

      Consumer Non-Cyclical                          

0.18%

      Basic                                         

0.15%

      Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment           

0.14%

      Consumer Cyclical - Retailers               

0.11%

      Energy                                   

0.09%

      Services                                    

0.08%

 SUBTOTAL                                      

2.33%

Financial Institutions


      Finance                                      

0.27%

 SUBTOTAL                                           

0.27%

Utility


      Electric                                       

0.07%

  SUBTOTAL                                    

0.07%

SUBTOTAL                                          

2.67%

Quasi-Sovereigns


    Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                           

2.44%

SUBTOTAL                                          

2.44%

Asset-Backed Securities


    Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate               

0.87%

    Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate           

0.24%

SUBTOTAL                                              

1.11%

Preferred Stocks


    Financial Institutions                              

1.09%

    Non Corporate Sectors                              

0.01%

SUBTOTAL                                                

1.10%

Supranationals                                          

0.63%

Governments - Sovereign Bonds                       

0.57%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds                   

0.55%

Governments - Sovereign Agencies                    

0.41%

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds                

0.41%

Inflation-Linked Securities                         

0.38%

Common Stocks                                          

0.20%

Short-Term Investments


    Investment Companies                              

1.15%

    Governments - Sovereign Bonds                   

0.17%

Total Fixed Income                                     

100.00%



Country Breakdown  

Portfolio %

United States                                           

64.12%

Russia                                                   

4.59%

Brazil                                                  

3.63%

United Kingdom                                     

2.41%

Luxembourg                                          

1.66%

Argentina                                             

1.60%

Netherlands                                             

1.18%

Dominican Republic                                    

1.12%

Germany                                               

1.07%

Canada                                                 

1.02%

South Africa                                       

0.94%

Indonesia                                             

0.91%

Turkey                                                   

0.86%

Ireland                                                  

0.84%

Cote D'Ivoire                                   

0.83%

El Salvador                               

0.81%

Kazakhstan                                 

0.76%

Ukraine                                           

0.64%

Mexico                                           

0.63%

Supranational                                 

0.63%

Hungary                                            

0.62%

Switzerland                                       

0.62%

India                                              

0.58%

France                                                     

0.55%

Peru                                            

0.51%

United Arab Emirates                           

0.49%

Colombia                                              

0.48%

Italy                                                     

0.47%

Spain                                                  

0.46%

Portugal                                            

0.43%

Croatia                                              

0.39%

Uruguay                                          

0.38%

Chile                                              

0.35%

Barbados                                           

0.32%

Japan                                                

0.31%

Lithuania                                             

0.28%

Hong Kong                                            

0.28%

Philippines                                        

0.26%

Serbia                                                 

0.25%

Ghana                                                  

0.25%

Norway                                               

0.22%

Australia                                             

0.22%

Egypt                                                 

0.20%

China                                                  

0.17%

Trinidad & Tobago                                

0.15%

Singapore                                               

0.13%

Czech Republic                                       

0.12%

Bermuda                                               

0.10%

Austria                                               

0.08%

Denmark                                               

0.08%

Total Investments                                 

100.00%



Net Currency Exposure Breakdown  

Portfolio %

United States Dollar                                

93.85%

Mexican Peso                                         

1.89%

New Turkish Lira                                      

1.51%

Norwegian Krone                                      

0.96%

South African Rand                                  

0.93%

Brazilian Real                                         

0.72%

Russian Rubles                                        

0.48%

Dominican Peso                                        

0.48%

Uruguayan Peso                                       

0.41%

Philippine Peso                                      

0.28%

Chilean Peso                                         

0.23%

Egypt Pound                                         

0.22%

Colombian Peso                                   

0.19%

Great British Pound                               

0.08%

Hungarian Forint                                      

0.07%

Indonesian Rupiah                                

0.05%

Australian Dollar                               

0.02%

Indian Rupee                                        

0.01%

Canadian Dollar                                  

-0.03%

Euro Dollar                                       

-2.35%

Total Investments                                

100.00%



Credit Quality Breakdown  

Portfolio %

      AAA                                        

5.08%

      AA                                         

0.69%

      A                                             

6.87%

      BBB                                           

16.27%

      BB                                 

25.51%

      B                                         

30.68%

      CCC                                      

10.17%

      CC                                      

0.44%

      C                                        

0.26%

      D                                       

0.16%

      Not Rated                          

2.55%

      Short Term Investments           

1.32%

      Total Investments                          

100.00%



Portfolio Statistics:


    Average Coupon:                             

8.32

    Average Bond Price :                       

               N/A

    Percentage of Leverage:


      Bank Borrowing:                                

0.00%

      Investment Operations:                       

       10.56%*

      Preferred Stock:                                

0.00%

      Tender Option Bonds:                        

0.00%

      Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):     

0.00%

      Total Fund Leverage:                          

10.56%

    Average Maturity:                              

     8.00 Years

    Effective Duration:                            

     4.38 Years

    Total Net Assets:                         

   $1,232.34 Million

    Net Asset Value:                                 

$14.39

    Number of Holdings:                              

854

    Portfolio Turnover:                                  

26

* Investment Operations may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued securities.

The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L.P.

 

SOURCE AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.

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